Ms. Malone's Sunrise Tree Farm also offers choose-and-cut trees, which now generate a quarter of total tree sales.

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And for a tropical trip akin to the South Pacific, visit The Quarter, the Tropicana's palm-tree dotted shopping, entertainment, and dining complex within the resort.

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Weather Service meteorologist Todd Heitkamp in Sioux Falls said that office had reports of ice accumulations from one-quarter of an inch up to nearly half an inch, leading to power outages and widespread tree damage.

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